Seasons since 2014 / 2017 / SMU
SMU 2017
SMU finished the 2017 season with a CFB Market price of 86.51, No. 81 of 130 FBS teams. It opened at 80.57 and closed up 7.4%.
OPEN (PRESEASON)
80.57
CLOSE
86.51
HIGH (W11)
95.24
LOW (PRE)
80.57
FINAL RANK
81 of 130
Biggest gain: +7.5% in W4 (W 44-21 vs Arkansas State). Biggest drop: -7.2% in P1 (L 10-51 vs Louisiana Tech).
Week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Close | Wk % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs Stephen F. Austin FCS | W 58-14 | 82.18 | +2.0% |
| W2 | vs North Texas | W 54-32 | 84.69 | +3.0% |
| W3 | at TCU | L 36-56 | 84.10 | -0.7% |
| W4 | vs Arkansas State BIGGEST GAIN | W 44-21 | 90.43 | +7.5% |
| W5 | vs UConn | W 49-28 | 91.58 | +1.3% |
| W6 | at Houston | L 22-35 | 91.02 | -0.6% |
| W7 | Bye | 91.02 | +0.0% | |
| W8 | at Cincinnati | W 31-28 | 90.80 | -0.2% |
| W9 | vs Tulsa | W 38-34 | 92.55 | +1.9% |
| W10 | vs UCF | L 24-31 | 93.13 | +0.6% |
| W11 | at Navy | L 40-43 | 95.24 | +2.3% |
| W12 | at Memphis | L 45-66 | 94.02 | -1.3% |
| W13 | vs Tulane | W 41-38 | 93.22 | -0.8% |
| W14 | Bye | 93.22 | +0.0% | |
| W15 | Bye | 93.22 | +0.0% | |
| P1 | n. Louisiana Tech BIGGEST DROP | L 10-51 | 86.51 | -7.2% |
American Athletic, 2017. P1 to P4 are 7-day postseason windows. Weekly % combines every game that week. A few pregame ratings against FCS opponents were filled from the team's adjacent games.